Indigenous people in Pampanga have benefitted from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s five-day information and digital literacy training held in March. As part of its goal to end the digital divide, DICT has conducted another digital literacy training. This time, it was...
A measure that seeks to improve the literacy rate of Filipinos was approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 21. Passed in plenary after the conduct of nominal voting was House Bill (HB) No. 7414, which renames the Literacy Coordinating Council, created...
The Marcos admin is set to carry out a digital media literacy campaign to equip the most vulnerable communities with knowledge and tools "to be discerning of the truth," a Palace Communications official said. Communications Undersecretary Cherbett Karen Maralit said this during the CyberSafe Against...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) is set to work with the public education sector to help address the challenges of institutionalizing media and information literacy (MIL) in the primary and secondary education curriculum. Communications Undersecretary Cherbett Karen Maralit said this as...
Learning is for all — this was proven by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as it conducted free digital literacy training for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in Mamburao District Jail. PDLs of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Mamburao District Jail...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
JobStreet, the leading online job platform in Southeast Asia, has identified six skills that employers will be looking for in candidates and ensure job seekers become ready in the competitive job market this year. In a statement, JobStreet by SEEK said these skills are digital literacy,...
A total of 53 teaching and non-teaching staff from Surigao City and Butuan City have benefitted from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) free 36-hour digital technical training. TRAINING COMPLETE. Over 50 teaching and non-teaching personnel in Caraga have...
Through its “Sasakyan ng Karunungan” initiative, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Caraga conducted a digital literacy training for the Higaonon tribe in Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte. The act, according to the department, was launched through the joint...
Individuals who wish to benefit from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) free activities may join the department’s digital literacy training in December. (MB Visual Content Group) Spearheaded by DICT CALABARZON, the initiative will be launched through the...
A total of 2,074 graduates received on Tuesday, Nov. 22, their certifications after completing the technical-vocational and computer literacy programs offered by the Pasig City local government. Specifically, 712 graduated from the Barangay Computer Literacy Program, and 1,362 graduated from the 19...
Undergraduate students and non-teaching personnel of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) - Bambang Campus have benefitted from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) five-day digital literacy and internet media training. “The training aims to provide ICT-related...
